The 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division I tournaments made up the second level of the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, and the Group B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia. On 29 March 2011, Japan withdrew from the tournament due to the 2011 Japan earthquake. Latvia and Denmark won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Top Division of the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships.
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| Host countries |  Latvia Slovenia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 11–17 April 2011 10–16 April 2011 |
| Teams | 11 |
Group A
editThe Group A tournament was played in Riga, Latvia, from 11 to 17 April 2011.[1]
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Latvia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 |  Italy
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan
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4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Hungary
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II |
| – |  Japan[a]
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrawn |
Source: IIHF
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ Japan withdrew before the tournament due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Results
editAll times are local (EEST/UTC+3).
| 11 April 2011 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 3–2 (OT) (0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Hungary | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 11 April 2011 20:00 | Italy | 0–3 (0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Latvia | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 12 April 2011 16:30 | Hungary | 7–3 (3–0, 2–1, 2–2) | Great Britain | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 12 April 2011 20:00 | Latvia | 8–1 (3–0, 1–0, 4–1) | Kazakhstan | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 14 April 2011 16:30 | Italy | 4–2 (2–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Kazakhstan | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 14 April 2011 20:00 | Latvia | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Great Britain | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 15 April 2011 16:30 | Hungary | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Italy | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 15 April 2011 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 6–5 (0–3, 1–1, 5–1) | Great Britain | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 17 April 2011 16:30 | Great Britain | 3–7 (0–5, 2–1, 1–1) | Italy | Arena Riga, Riga |
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| 17 April 2011 20:00 | Latvia | 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Hungary | Arena Riga, Riga |
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Group B
editThe Group B tournament was played in Maribor, Slovenia, from 10 to 16 April 2011.[2]
Final standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Denmark
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 12 | Promoted to the 2012 Top Division |
| 2 | Slovenia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 | |
| 3 |  France
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5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 8 | |
| 4 |  Belarus
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Poland
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 6 | |
| 6 |  South Korea
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 48 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2012 Division II |
Source: IIHF
Results
editAll times are local (CEST/UTC+2).
| 10 April 2011 13:00 | South Korea | 3–7 (2–2, 1–4, 0–1) | Poland | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 10 April 2011 16:30 | France | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 10 April 2011 20:00 | Slovenia | 4–3 (0–2, 2–1, 2–0) | Belarus | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 11 April 2011 15:00 | Belarus | 3–4 (GWS) (1–0, 0–3, 2–0, 0–0, 0–1) | France | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 11 April 2011 18:30 | Denmark | 16–2 (6–1, 7–1, 3–0) | South Korea | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 12 April 2011 18:30 | Poland | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 13 April 2011 13:00 | Belarus | 8–0 (3–0, 3–0, 2–0) | South Korea | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 13 April 2011 16:30 | Denmark | 6–2 (2–0, 2–1, 2–1) | Poland | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 13 April 2011 20:00 | Slovenia | 4–2 (1–1, 0–1, 3–0) | France | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 14 April 2011 18:30 | France | 10–1 (6–0, 3–0, 1–1) | South Korea | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 15 April 2011 15:00 | Poland | 1–8 (0–4, 1–1, 0–3) | Belarus | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 15 April 2011 18:30 | Denmark | 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 16 April 2011 12:00 | Poland | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | France | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 16 April 2011 15:30 | Belarus | 3–4 (0–1, 2–2, 1–1) | Denmark | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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| 16 April 2011 19:00 | South Korea | 5–7 (2–2, 1–2, 2–3) | Slovenia | Tabor Ice Hall, Maribor |
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